discostu
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When looking at the impact of the various big team victories, I like to consider the impact on national psyche.
One off the reasons why the big hockey wins have mattered is that Canada has traditionally put so much of our national identity into it. It's what we also used to justify our lack of success elsewhere. The lack of many best on best tournaments made some of those events highly impactful.
I don't feel like Curling has that same value to us, but that may certainly be driven by who you talk to. Even with its popularity in Canada, it feels just outside the mainstream to me personally.
For this win though, the impact it has is that its Canada winning a best on best tournament in the world's most popular sport.
It's a similar vein of Mike Weirs Masters win or Bianca Andreescu at the US Open.
I don't think there's any definitive answer on where this ranks though, as the criteria is different for everyone.
One off the reasons why the big hockey wins have mattered is that Canada has traditionally put so much of our national identity into it. It's what we also used to justify our lack of success elsewhere. The lack of many best on best tournaments made some of those events highly impactful.
I don't feel like Curling has that same value to us, but that may certainly be driven by who you talk to. Even with its popularity in Canada, it feels just outside the mainstream to me personally.
For this win though, the impact it has is that its Canada winning a best on best tournament in the world's most popular sport.
It's a similar vein of Mike Weirs Masters win or Bianca Andreescu at the US Open.
I don't think there's any definitive answer on where this ranks though, as the criteria is different for everyone.